title: Vaginal bleeding in infants caused by endodermal sinus tumours.
abstract: We report two cases of vaginal bleeding in infants caused by endodermal sinus tumours of the vagina. The clinical features, diagnostic laboratory investigations and prognosis of this rare paediatric malignancy are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Colombo.
authors.forename: M V
authors.initials: MV
authors.lastname: de Silva
authors.forename: M S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Fernando
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Amaratunge
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Hennayake
mesh_terms: D018572:Disease-Free Survival; D018240:Endodermal Sinus Tumor / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D014592:Uterine Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D014625:Vaginal Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery